Guerin Report with NZ Entain CEO Andrew Vouris

[Wingman]

Mr Vouris,  as one would expect six months into his tenure, is upbeat and he had figures to defend his positive attitude. He has a background in gambling and  comes across as being focused on selling bets to customers who want to be involved with an innovative operator.  He is clear that growing the sports market and then getting new sports customers to get involved in major horse racing days such as Melbourne cup day etc is the key to achieving their growth goals. His gripe with NZ racing is the lack of consistency. He points out abandonments in the last 12 months are up ten percent.

At  no point did he criticize any one or any entity however read between the lines when Michael Guerin asks him "If you had a magic wand?' to which he replies;

"Racing to be on our best tracks, at the right times, with the best fields we can possibly put together".  

[Shab]

Retail growth he talks about be the punters they’ve restricted going betting on machines cos they can’t get bet on their accounts.